they bet the cubs 11-5 last night and the braves lost 6-0 to the rockies. that means the nats are in first place by 7 1/2 games now. adam laroche hit two home runs last night in that victory. the nationals will look to win their fourth game in a row tonight against the cubs. >>> let's take a look now at some of the stories we're following on news 4 this afternoon. pat lawson muse joining us from the newsroom with a preview of what's to come. hey, pat. >> hey, aaron. coming up this afternoon on news 4, starting at 4:00, nicki minaj makes a political statement in one of her songs, and now she's gettinging death threats. we'll have details about that. >>> also, surveillance video shows a mother at a store shoplifting using her kids. >>> and coming up at 5:00 this afternoon, which is worse? the tick or the pesticide that one local county is now using to get rid of the disease-spreading bug. we'll have that story as well, and all the day's latest news coming up tonight on news 4 at 4:00 and 5:00. see you then, aaron. >> thank you, pat. >>> i want to get one fina